Ultrafast photoinduced melting of orbital order inLaVO 3
Author(s) -
Shinichi Tomimoto,
S. Miyasaka,
Takeshi Ogasawara,
Hiroshi Okamoto,
Y. Tokura
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
physical review. b, condensed matter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1095-3795
pISSN - 0163-1829
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.68.035106
Subject(s) - photoexcitation , femtosecond , physics , spectroscopy , ultrashort pulse , materials science , order (exchange) , atomic physics , optics , excited state , laser , quantum mechanics , finance , economics
The photoinduced effect on the orbital-ordered phase in perovskite-type LaVO3 has been investigated by femtosecond time-resolved reflection spectroscopy. Large reflectivity change has been observed immediately after photoirradiation. The spectral shape and polarization dependence of the reflectivity change indicate the melting of the orbital order induced by photoexcitation. The photocarriers annihilate in about 200 fs, and the orbital order partially recovers owing to thermalization with the lattice in 2–4 ps
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